Markets Brace for Swings After High-Rates Mantra of Jackson Hole
Traders are girding for a volatile start to the week after US and European policymakers signaled interest rates
2023-08-27 22:59
BOJ Chief Says Strategy Backed by Below-Target Inflation
Bank of Japan Governor Kazuo Ueda said price growth remains slower than the central bank’s goal, explaining why
2023-08-27 03:57
Kishida Pressured to Boost Spending Despite Rising Debt Costs
Japan’s Prime Minister Fumio Kishida is facing pressure to increase spending, even as bond yields at a nine-year
2023-08-23 12:22
Japan’s Benchmark Bond Yield Hits Nine-Year High in Test for BOJ
Japan’s 10-year government bond yield reached a new nine-year high Tuesday amid upward pressure in global interest rates.
2023-08-22 10:24
BOJ’s Record-Bond Buying Is Driving Need for Yield-Curve Tweaks
The Bank of Japan is purchasing government bonds at a record pace this year, a factor that likely
2023-08-21 09:20
A $2.6 Trillion Pile of Japan Cash Boosts Private Credit
Japanese insurance giants are shifting more of their $2.6 trillion in investment money to private credit, giving a
2023-08-18 14:50
Currency Traders Hang on Every Word as Tokyo Jawbones Yen
Traders are scrutinizing every word from Japanese currency officials with renewed intensity as nine straight days of declines
2023-08-17 16:22
Yen Slumps to 2023 Low as Japan Intervention Debate Intensifies
The yen slumped on Wednesday to levels that saw Japan intervene in the currency market last year amid
2023-08-16 23:56
Yen Weakens Toward Level That Prompted September Intervention
Japan’s currency dropped toward a level that triggered the first yen-buying intervention since 1998 in September as yield
2023-08-15 11:45
Yen Within Sight of This Year’s Low on Wide Japan-US Yield Gap
The yen hovered around the psychological 145 level versus the dollar and within reach of its weakest level
2023-08-14 06:48
Yen Dips to Weakest Since 2008 Against Euro, Eyes 145 Per Dollar
The yen fell to the weakest against the euro since 2008 on Thursday, extending losses after tame US
2023-08-10 23:25
Japan Stocks Slipping in MSCI Indexes as Weak Yen Offsets Rally
Japanese stocks have quickly run up to 33-year highs this year, but this hasn’t been enough to raise
2023-08-08 08:25